Esther White

The reality is that as developers we rarely have the freedom of choice. Far more often we are stuck working with outdated or redundant code base, while knowing there are far better options out there, simply because we were not given another choice. But if it is all up to us, there are may ways to approach this. If we have more experience in one tech over the other we can utilize that. For example - I could spin up an Angular app in one or two hours and I can pretty much envision the code ahead of time. If I go for React or NextJS - I can still do it, but I cannot see every detail of what my code would look like ahead of time which may cause some delay. When I work with MySQL I usually combine it with PHP since they work together so well.

This article doesn't even mention a great distinction between remote work and work in the office. I have noticed that not only the types of distractions are different but also the way you approach them is different. For example - you cannot exactly do the same thing when you are interrupted by your boss or co-workers as you would do if you were interrupted by a family member or a pet at home. In case I am not clear - distractions are a lot easier to handle when you are working remotely, I can carry on with my work as a family member is talking to me or while my cat demands attention. Cannot do that while the boss demands attention 😂 then I have to stop and after I have to listen to how much my productivity has dropped...

For the first 4 years of being a developer I have heard about burnout and how important it is to prevent it, but I had not experienced it... I did not know what it felt like what it meant, I was just hearing different descriptions by different people... I guess I was lucky in a way that it didn't happen for such a long time, yeah other things in life happened but not burnout... But when the burnout came for me -> it came strong, it was the most intense and unpleasant feeling that came seemingly out of nowhere. When people say avoid it -> yeah it is best to be avoided really. Try to take regular breaks, do not do too much at once remember -> it doesn't all have to be done in one single day, take your time

More developers are choosing part time employment / freelancing over full time. You may hear things like "how bad the job market is" for developers But it's not the market, it's the unfair hiring process, endless job interview rounds, being expected to write at least 10 versions of your resume, memorizing DSA and so on. If we take a moment and think what the essence of our job is: It is not to be loud and have a great social presence, it is not to perform well on an interview... Those things are important but should they be the ones that hold most value 🤔 The essence of our job is -> to code and make software better! Anything thrown in our way that prevents us from doing exactly that, cannot possibly be done with a good intention

Superiors is a very broad term. I believe that there are different ways to handle the situation depending who the superior is. I wouldn't assume that the superior is a knowledgeable or highly skilled engineer, or even a tech person. If it's a non technical person try to remain patient and calm but be aware of the fact that the feedback may not contain the information that you need to improve things. If you are getting the feedback from a tech person, then try to focus on the important points and practicality of the feedback. If the person means well and knows how to deliver the information - you wouldn't even feel offended since it's not personal. If they make it personal - disengage.

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